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A nurse's survival guide to critical care / Sharon Edwards, Joyce Williams.

Author/creator Edwards, Sharon, MSC
Other author/creatorWilliams, Joyce, RN.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst updated edition.
Publication InfoEdinburgh : Elsevier, [2019]
Descriptionxiii, 597 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from ClinicalKey for Nursing
Subject(s)
Variant title Survival guide to critical care
Series A Nurse's survival guide
Nurse's survival guide ^A1378447
Contents Section 1 General principles of critical care; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Health and Safety; 1.3 Emergencies and life-threatening complications; 1.4 Life threatening complications/ outcomes; Section 2 Patient assessment and investigations; 2.1 Identification of patient needs/problems; 2.2 Assessment; 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring; 2.4 Diagnostic procedures; Section 3 Critical care interventions; 3.1 Medium-technology life-support interventions; 3.2 High-technology life-support interventions; 3.3 Caring for a critical care patient; 3.4 Intubation and ventilation; 3.5 Transfer of critical care patients; Section 4 Common conditions/reasons for admission; 4.1 Principles of cellular death, injury and repair; 4.2 Neurological; 4.3 Endocrine disorders; 4.4 Respiratory; 4.5 Cardiovascular; 4.6 Renal; 4.7 Gastrointestinal (GIT); 4.8 Immunological; 4.9 Burns; 4.10 Poisoning/overdose; Section 5 Psychological and ethical care; 5.1 Mental effects of critical care; 5.2 Palliative care in critical care; 5.3 Professional practice issues; Section 6 Pharmacology; 6.1 Medication management; 6.2 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; 6.3 Classification of drugs used in critical care; 6.4 Drug calculations; 6.5 Nurse prescribing; Conclusion; References; Relevant websites; Further reading; Appendix 1 Units of measurement; Units (SI), the metric system and conversions; Measurements, equivalents and conversions (SI or metric and imperial); Appendix 2 Normal values; Blood (haematology); Blood-venous plasma (biochemistry); Cerebrospinal fluid; Urine; Faeces; Appendix 3 Drug measurement and calculations; Glossary; Index
General notePrevious edition: Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780702076541 (paperback)
ISBN0702076546 (paperback)
ISBN(PDF ebook)

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